How do I secure the wireless signal of my DIR Series Router?
Step 1: Open a web browser and type the IP address of the DIR series router into the address bar (default is http://192.168.0.1). Press Enter
Step 2: The default username is admin (all lower case) and the default password is blank (nothing). Click on OK.
Step 3: Click on the Setup tab at the top and then click on Wireless Settings on the lefthand side.
Step 4: From the Wireless Security Mode dropdown menu, select WPA-Personal encryption.
Step 5: From the WPA Mode dropdown, Under WPA, select the form of WPA you would like to use.
Use WPA or WPA2 mode to achieve a balance of strong security and best compatibility. This mode uses WPA for legacy clients while maintaining higher security with stations that are WPA2 capable. Also the strongest cipher that the client supports will be used.
For best security, use WPA2 Only mode. This mode uses AES(CCMP) cipher and legacy stations are not allowed access with WPA security.
For maximum compatibility, use WPA Only. This mode uses TKIP cipher. Some gaming and legacy devices work only in this mode. To achieve better wireless performance use WPA2 Only security mode (or in other words AES cipher).
Step 6: In the Pre-Shared Key box, enter the desired Pre-shared key.
This is the “password that allows communication between you’re encrypted client (e.g. the PSP or your wireless computer) and the encrypted wireless signal coming from the router. This password must contain at least 8 characters, the characters can be anything you can create from your keyboard.
Step 7: Click on Save Settings to save your settings.
These may also help:
- How do I log into my router? Read Answer
- How do I view which websites have visited through my mydlink router? Read Answer
- How do I change my Cloud Router's wireless settings? Read Answer
- How do I change my routers IP Address? Read Answer
- How do I change the 802.11 Mode on my DIR series router? Read Answer
- How do I change the login password to my DIR router? Read Answer
- How do I configure DHCP reservation on my DIR series router? Read Answer
- How do I configure Dynamic DNS on my DIR Series router? Read Answer
- How do I configure Email Notification on my DIR series router? Read Answer
- How do I configure global QoS on my DIR series router? Read Answer
- How do I configure INBOUND FILTERS on my DIR Series Router? Read Answer
- How do I configure MAC filtering on my DIR/WBR series router? Read Answer
- How do I configure SharePort Web Access on my DIR Series Router? Read Answer
- How do I configure the QOS rules on my DIR Series Router? Read Answer
- How do I configure WISH on my DIR Series router to enhance my wireless network? Read Answer
- How do I create schedules on my DIR series router? Read Answer
- How do I disable the Wireless on my DIR Series Router? Read Answer
- How do I disable UPnP on my DIR Series Router? Read Answer
- How do I enable remote management on my DIR series router? Read Answer
- How do I open/change NAT settings for my Playstation 3 using my DIR series router? Read Answer
- How do I open ports on my DIR Series router? Read Answer
- How do I remove/block users from my wireless network on my mydlink router? Read Answer
- How do I reset my DIR Series router to factory default from the web-based configuration? Read Answer
- How do I setup Website Filtering on my DIR series router? Read Answer
- How do I view which websites have visited through my mydlink router? Read Answer
- How to hard reset my router to default settings? Read Answer
- I have forgot my wireless password, how do I recover it? Read Answer
- What is the button on the side of my router used for? Read Answer
- What can I do if the router always shows "Loading" on mydlink portal? Read Answer